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Direct linkStrawhacker, Amanda; Bers, Marina Umaschi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
Computer programming for young children has grown in popularity among both educators and product developers, but still relatively little is known about what skills children are developing when they code. This study investigated N = 57 Kindergarten through second grade children's performance on a programming assessment after engaging in a 6-week…
Descriptors: Coding, Programming, Computer Science Education, Kindergarten
Bers, Marina Umaschi; Strawhacker, Amanda; Sullivan, Amanda – OECD Publishing, 2022
Computer programming and associated Computational Thinking (CT) skills are essential to thriving in today's academic and professional world. There has been a growing focus globally on fostering CT skills as well as on introducing computer programming concepts and languages beginning as early as kindergarten and pre-primary school. Tools,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Computation, Critical Thinking, Early Experience
